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ACS Connect

October 2015
High School Issue

The Economist
Subscriptions to the Economist now
available. The Economist offers
insight and opinion on international
news, politics, business, finance,
science, technology and the
connections between them. If you
would like a school year subscription
to the Economist, 15 for issues
through June, please bring the
subscription fee by October 12th.

In this issue you will find information about resources and events you can connect with in
October and November. Please keep an eye on the Highly Able Weebly tab Open
Enrichment Activities for updates: http://highlyable.weebly.com/ open-enrichment-opportunities.html
National Engineering Competition
for Girls
Open to all HS girls
Talent 2030's National Engineering
Competition for Girls is a free
competition for girls aged 11-18.
The competition aims to inspire
girls to pursue careers in
engineering and manufacturing
and invites them to solve major
challenges of the 21st century.
Girls can enter individually or in
groups of up to 6. Competition
opens on 28th of September 2015,
closes on December 18th. For
support with your entry
contact Ms Herschleb to get
information about times and
locations of support sessions.

UKMT Senior Math Challenge

Open to all HS students
This year the UKMT Senior Math
Challenge- open to all high school
students- is going to be on
Thursday, November 5th, during
the school day. If you are
interested or would like more
information about the challenge,
please contact M s Herschleb or
stop by room HS301. Try this
problem from last years challenge:
Kate has three times the number of
cherries that Lionel has, and twice
the number of cherries that
Michael has. Michael has seven
more cherries than Lionel. How
many cherries do Kate, Lionel and
Michael have altogether?

Rotary International Public

Speaking Competition
Open to all HS students
This public speaking competition is
an opportunity for students to
work in teams of three to develop
a speech on a chosen subject and
follow a specific procedural
protocol for delivery. This is a great
opportunity for students to
practice both public speaking skills
and teamwork. Applications must
be submitted by October 16th, the
first round of the local competition
will be held on November 17th.
Interested teams of three should
see Ms Herschleb for d etails of the
competition and the application.

Mark your calendarsNovember in National Novel Writing Month!

Although its only October, its time to start thinking about the novel you can write
in just one month with the support of National Novel Writing Month.
What can you do to get started? You can begin today with the following two steps:
1.) Make a commitment. Intention is everything. Decide now you will write a novel
in November and begin the steps (including registering online at nanowrimo.org)
2.) Get some help from the experts and review the online prep resources.

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Online Learning Opportunities

This month we recommend checking
out the following online course from
Coursera
Ancient Egypt: A History in Six
Objects
6 Week University of Manchester
Course beginning October 26th
This course provides an introduction
to ancient Egyptian history, using six
items from the collections of The
Manchester Museum. These items
have been carefully chosen to reflect
the development of the dynastic age

Learning around London

How to get the most out of this great city in October

through their origin, manufacture,

decoration, and use. Week by week

we will examine a different artefact
and p lace it in its social and historical
context. This will allow us to journey
from Predynastic Egypt and its first
king, Narmer, to Greco-Roman Egypt
and its final queen, Cleopatra.
Podcasts we recommend:
NPRs StoryCorps
At the StoryCorps home page you can
listen to three to four minute
interviews with ordinary Americans
sharing d ifferent aspects of their lives
including challenges and joys.
http://goo.gl/nRJa2N
Slate Magazines Explainer
Do you ever have questions you cant
seem to answer- even in the age of
the Internet? Slates Explainer
podcast tackles those difficult
questions like Wheres the safest
place in a tornado? and How often
do thieves destroy their loot?

http://goo.gl/bH4Q9u

Barbara Hepworth: Sculptures for

a Modern World
The Tate Britain, Until Oct. 25th!
Barbara Hepworth has been one
of the leading sculptors of the
20th century. This retrospective of
one of Britains greatest artists
features many of her most
significant and b eautiful
sculptures in wood, stone and
bronze .
Cosmonauts:
Birth of the Space Age
The Science Museum, Opens
September 18, 2015
In 1957 Russia launched the
world's first artificial satellite,
Sputnik, into space and just four
years later sent the first ever
human Yuri Gagarin. Discover
the dramatic story of how Russia
turned the dream of space travel
into a reality and became the first
nation to explore space in this
once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.

The Oresteia
The Globe Theatre, Until Oct 16th!
Before setting out for the Trojan
War, King Agamemnon sacrificed
his daughter Iphigenia. Many
years later, when Agamemnon
returns to h is palace, his
adulterous Queen Clytemnestra
takes her revenge by brutally
murdering him and installing her
lover on the throne. How will the
gods judge Orestes, their
estranged son, who must
continue the endless cycle of
revenge by murdering his
mother?
West Africa: Word Symbol Song
The British Library, Opens Oct 16
Fascinating stories from the
regions 17 nations show how
West Africans have harnessed the
power of words to build societies,
drive p olitical movements, sustain
religious b elief and fight injustice.